Leff, Michelle L., M.D.

Assistant Professor
Deputy Clinical Director, NIDA IRP/NIH/DHHS

Main Office Address

251 Bayview Blvd., Suite 200 (Rm 02A638A)
Baltimore MD  21224-6823

Phone:443-740-2360
Fax: 443-740-2859

E-mail:mleff@intra.nida.nih.gov

Education and Government Service

Professional Interests

Neurodevelopmental sequela of substance abuse during adolescence - e.g., Cognitive and affective changes with associated neural network changes due to nicotine or marijuana use, Impact of psychiatric co-morbidity on cognition/affect and associated neural (de)activation related to adolescent substance misuse/abuse (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Mood Disorders, Trajectory of adolescent use/abuse/dependence.

Selected Publications

Johnson JL, Leff MK; Overview of Research on Children of Substance Abusing Parents. Pediatrics, 1999; 103 part 2 of 2 (5) 1085-1099

Joshi PT, Leff MK; Mobile Crisis Services for Emotionally Disturbed Youth.  American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry News, 2001; vol 32(1) 21-22

Adger H, Leff MK; Substance Use Disorders in Children and Adolescents and the Impact on Children in Families Affected by Substance Use, in Haack, MR, Adger, H, editors; Strategic Plan for Interdisciplinary Faculty Development: Arming the Nation's Health Professional Workforce for a New Approach to Substance Use Disorders (Rhode Island, AMERSA, 2002)

Ernst M, Kimes AS, London ED, Matochik, JA, Eldreth D, Tata S, Contoreggi C, Leff M, Bolla K; Neural Substrates of Decision Making in Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  American Journal of Psychiatry, 2003; 160  1061-1070

Leff MK, Moolchan ET, Cookus BA, Spurgeon L, Evans, LA, London ED, Kimes A, Schroeder JR, Ernst M; Behavioral Predictors of Smoking Initiation Among Youth at Risk for Substance Abuse: A Preliminary Study.  Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2003; 13:1, 59-75